Muntakhab al-lubab 127.1

127.1

[Text, vol. ii. p. 566.] Prince Muhammad A'zam Shah, having taken leave of his father, was proceeding to his governorship of Malwa. He had travelled about twenty kos from the army, when one evening the intelligence of the Emperor's death reached him. On the same day he left his baggage and equipments, and with some of the chief nobles and an escort, he set off with all speed for the army. On arriving there, he entered the great tent. All the nobles came forth to meet him, and to console and sympathize with him, except Asad Khan and Hamid Khan, who were attending to the business of mourning and watching inside. After the burial was over, Jamdatu-l Mulk Asad Khan and other nobles and officers offered their condolences. An inspection was made of the amount of treasure, jewels, artillery, and effects. What was capable of being removed was separated and placed under the charge of vigilant officers, to provide the means of carriage and the supplies necessary for a journey. Hindi and Persian astrologers fixed on the 10th Zi-l hijja as the day for ascending the throne.